All 22 covers to Locke & Key / The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #1

Locke & Key / The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #1 cover
(Image credit:🔯 Mik🐟e Allred/Laura Allred (IDW Publishing/DC))

The first major cross-company crossover in Sandman history begins next week with (of 2). This milestone crossover even bridges Neไil Gaiman's Sandman Universe from DC with that of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key from IDW Publishing.

And those namesake creators are involved, with Hill writing, Rodriguez drawing, and Gaiman acti🐎ng as a story consultant.

Ahead of this event, we are showcasing all🌠 22 covers for the first issue of this unique event - similar to the memorable pin-up book DC published years ago titled Sandman: A Gallery of Dreams.

Here's our gallery: 

💧There are five Locke & Key / The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #1 covers available through all retailers: the prima♓ry cover by , others by J.H Williams III ( and uncolored), , and an uncolored version of Rodriguez's primary cover.

A sixth cover, by Mike & Laꦓuꦦra Allred, is being sold as an exclusive to the upcoming Comic-Con International: San Diego 2021.

In addition to that, several stores have arranged specific variant covers exclusive to them. Here is the list of the artists and retailers - with a link to the retailer (when possible) to inquire about owning one yourꦏself.

  • Megan Hutchison (colored and uncolored) versions,
  • Dennis Calero,
  • Raymund Lee,
  • Mark A. Nelson,
  • John Giang,
  • Alan Quah,
  • Unnattributed art of Sandman key, /
  • Jae Lee/June Chung,
  • Justine Frany (with and without trade dress), /
  • David Mack (with and without trade dress),
  • Two by Peach Momoko,
  • Miguel Mercado,

The two-part Locke & Key / The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone event comes ahead of the return of Netflix's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Locke and Key later this year - and the debut of the live-action Sandman TV series, also on Netflix.

Read our review of the first chapter of Sandman, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes.

Chris Arrant covered comic book news for Newsarama from 2003 to 2022 (and as editor/senior editor from 2015 to 2022) and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey A💛wards, and the Stan𒁃 Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)